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2. Semicircular bund - Wikipedia

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   A semi-circular bund (also known as a demi-lune or half-moon) is a rainwater harvesting technique consisting in digging semi-lunar holes in the ground with the opening perpendicular to the flow of water. [1] [2] These techniques are particularly beneficial in areas where rainfall is scarce and irregular, namely arid and semi-arid regions.

3. Tide clock - Wikipedia

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   The lunar tide and solar tide are synchronized (ebb and flow at the same time) near the full moon and the new moon. The two tides are unsynchronized near the first and last quarter moon (or "half moon"). Also, in addition to the relative position of the moon and the elliptical pattern of the sun, the tide can be affected to some degree by wind ...

4. Half Moon - Wikipedia

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   Half Moon Festival, a bi-monthly event on Ko Pha Ngan, Thailand; Half Moon Run, a Canadian indie rock group; Ardha chandrasana or Half Moon Pose, a yoga asana "Half Moon", a song by Iron & Wine from the album Kiss Each Other Clean; a code name for the first-generation prototype Oculus Touch virtual reality motion controllers

5. Tide - Wikipedia

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   For example, the high tide at Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., predictably occurs approximately two and a half hours before the Moon passes directly overhead. Land masses and ocean basins act as barriers against water moving freely around the globe, and their varied shapes and sizes affect the size of tidal frequencies. As a result, tidal patterns vary.

6. Little San Salvador Island - Wikipedia

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   Little San Salvador Island, also known as Half Moon Cay or RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay (/ ˈ k iː /), is one of about 700 islands that make up the archipelago of The Bahamas. It is located roughly halfway between Eleuthera and Cat Island, administratively in the Cat Island District . [ 1 ]

7. Lunar phase - Wikipedia

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   The Moon then wanes as it passes through the gibbous moon, third-quarter moon, and crescent moon phases, before returning back to new moon. The terms old moon and new moon are not interchangeable. The "old moon" is a waning sliver (which eventually becomes undetectable to the naked eye) until the moment it aligns with the Sun and begins to wax ...

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9. Toledan Tables - Wikipedia

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   The Toledan Tables, or Tables of Toledo, were astronomical tables which were used to predict the movements of the Sun, Moon and planets relative to the fixed stars. They were a collection of mathematic tables that describe different aspects of the cosmos including prediction of calendar dates, times of cosmic events, and cosmic motion. [2]